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Data

Name: Operation Saturn

Type: Event

Start: 1943 AD

End: 1943 AD

Parent: World War II (Eastern Theatre)

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Was a Red Army offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II in the Don and Chir rivers region.

Chronology


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  • February 1943: By February 1st the Italian Alpini retreated to the Kharkov area, where the Axis forces successfully organized a line of defense.
  • January 1943: The Battle of Nikolayevka between the Axis Italian-German forces and Soviet troops , led to a chaotic retreat of the Italian Alpine Division.
  • February 1943: The Red army continues to close on Rostov, Kharkov and Kursk.

  • Selected Sources


  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.91
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